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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from elfensky in Ram usage through the roof help !!!!!   
    Son, what are you talking about? This is perfectly normal. I have 16GB or RAM as well, I get to around the same usage as well. Chrome is well known for poor resource management, this is actually not even that bad. Now if it's at 80% or more then you most likely have a Windows 10 memory leakage, but 43% is perfectly normal for how many applications you have open.
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to LinusTech in I guess Linus was right all along.   
    DAMN STRAIGHT
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to Crunchy Dragon in Broken Pins (FX-4300)   
    Not likely, that would only damage the CPU itself(as if it wasn't already).
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from Crunchy Dragon in Ram usage through the roof help !!!!!   
    Son, what are you talking about? This is perfectly normal. I have 16GB or RAM as well, I get to around the same usage as well. Chrome is well known for poor resource management, this is actually not even that bad. Now if it's at 80% or more then you most likely have a Windows 10 memory leakage, but 43% is perfectly normal for how many applications you have open.
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to LIGISTX in Best 6700k ever..?   
    My buddy recently decided to bail on PCMR, I picked up his PC for the biggest steal in history. #besttradedealinthehistoryoftheworld status. 6700k, Maximus VIII GENE, 32 GB Corsair 2400, 512 950 Pro NVME, GTX 1070, rm650i, 650D, AND a Predator for XB271HU for 700 dollars..................................

    Anyways, gloating about that deal over, I have swapped some parts into my main PC, coming from a delid 4770k, and finally got around to overclocking it. So far, I am pretty much 100% confused by this CPU. It has never crashed from a torture test yet, and today while I was at work it passed 8 hours of ASUS Real Bench set to use 32 GB of RAM, clock speed of 4.7GHz, RAM @ 2400 which is 4 dimms at 8 GB each, cache is set to 41, and vcore of 1.260. That is all I have changed in the BIOS, and under load it jumps up a touch over 1.260 to 1.264.
     
    I have got a bit of data from overclock.net and that is what is being refered to from here on. That thread is pretty dead, so maybe there will be more action here?

    ...Is this even possible...? According to the scatter chart in the beginning of this thread, there is no datapoint below 1.3v @ 4.7 Ghz.
    Temps are in the mid 60's under Asus Real Bench, a few spikes to the 70's momentarily, so temps are well under control. After reading the beginning of the thread it looks like the x264 stress test is the best choice, but in today's day and age of inserting mining code into EVERYTHING, I am not so sure I want to download a random exe :/, but it appears as though x264 and Real Bench are both "medium hard". I guess I could hit it with some P95 and see what it does? I am really at a loss. 8 hours of RB at 4.5 GHz, then 8 hours at 4.6 Ghz, then another 8 @ 4.7 just trying to find the point at which it will crash at 1.260v (1.264 after vdroop compensation under load). 

    Any thoughts!?!?!?!
     
    Included scatter plot is from overclock.net, the red dot is where my chip would fall. The only thing I can think of is my low RAM speed. No one in their data has 2400 RAM, most are 2800 or 3200 and I know RAM speed has a big impact on overclock-ability. But, this much?!?!?

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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from suchamoneypit in Cheap CoolerMaster water cooler a bad idea?   
    CM offers I think a two year warranty and they also replace broken parts if need be I read.
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from TVwazhere in New Case Reccomendations?   
    Yeah, I've decided not to go with this not even just because of the price. After reading about NZXT CAM software and how it logs your data, I'm probably never going to buy anything NZXT ever again. I think I'm going with the Define R6 when it's back in stock. I agree, the Pro M and Meshify are nice but if I got the Pro M It would be like just shrinking my current case (Enthoo Primo) lol. Still considering the Meshify but the TG is tinted so dark :^/
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from Orochimario in New Case Reccomendations?   
    I'm looking to buy a new case with a budget of 200 dollars. I'm considering either the H700i or the Define R6 TG, but I'm also open to other options including anything shown at CES. Any recommendations for a case that looks nice without sacrificing cooling? 
  9. Agree
    Oberon.Smite reacted to Oshino Shinobu in Uneven/Unfair pricing in different country   
    But like I said, it's not really the manufacturer that's creating the high costs. They'll normally set a price and that's what retailers or suppliers can buy it for. After that, it's basically out of their hands, they've got their money at the price they set. Maybe the supplier then jacks up the price for certain areas, or just the fact that in smaller markets like Hungary, they don't get larger orders to take advantage of the bulk discounts you get from suppliers, while a larger market like the UK will typically place more orders and have lower purchase prices (though our currency is going to shit right now, so it's getting more expensive). 
     
    Other than that, government taxes, shipping costs and such all add up and are often higher for smaller countries without established bulk shipping routes and such. Then retailers may mark up the price more to make up for the relatively small quantity and expensive cost, resulting in high prices. 
     
    You can tell manufacturers to open their eyes, but it's ultimately not them that's causing the high prices. 
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to AlTech in discord for tech related chatting   
    In my experience, some people on LTT Discord are not the most friendly people ever.
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from AlTech in Skype dropping support for App Versions 7.17 to 7.30 on Windows Desktop   
    Well, can't blame them for trying to appeal to a wider audience. Honestly Teampseak and Discord are harder to use than Skype.
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to Hiitchy in How do I replace ISP's wifi router with mine?   
    If you're running a fiber optic connection where It's ONT to ISP router, You'll need to get authorization from your provider to use your router on their network. It usually requires you supplying them with a MAC address of your new router. Quite often people get rejected because their ISP doesn't want to deal with the headache of technical support so they'll refuse.
     
    If you're just looking to move settings, most modems nowadays don't really have settings you can export... Bridging the connection so you connect the new router to the old modem and have a network connection would be the best bet in my honest opinion.
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to Fred Flintstone in LGA 1150 visually okay motherboard   
    1- Gold https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16813132510
    2- Red https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16813157505R
    3- Blue https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16813157500
    The 2nd one looks dope.
  14. Funny
    Oberon.Smite reacted to AnalogCanavity in Is the i7-8700k using LGA 1151 or LGA 1551 v2   
    dang it
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to Thinkfreely in Ryzen 3 Review - The new 1080p Budget King (Multiple games tested)   
    Hey guys just finished bench marking Ryzen 3. As always I will post the full video on my profile, but won't be posted here as I don't want to break forum rules, and because some say love is a river.
     
    Paired with a GTX 1080 to eliminate any GPU Bottlenecks.
     
    Stock settings 3.1ghz - 3.5 boost                   Overclock settings 3.7ghz (was able to get 3.8 @ 1.35v but stealth wraith couldn't keep it cool enough and it crashed)
    DDR4 2133                                                    DDR4 2933
     
    Games Tested
    DOTA 2
    PUBG
    WITCHER 3
    BF1
    GTA V
     
    Here are side by side comparisons, all games were ran at high settings with AA LOW (except for GTA V where it was off) and PUBG which was ran at Medium settings.
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     
    Overall overclocking is going to make a huge difference, temps stayed at about 71-73 with the Wraith stealth cooler under load on overclock, and about 50-55 on stock under load.
     

     
     
    All in all guys is a helluva value for those doing any budget build for 1080p, and as long as you pair it with a decent GPU it should be a great value.
     
     
     
     
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from handymanshandle in How is the mod team here?   
    While there are some mods that i actually really don't like here, most of them are good are good at their jobs... Not like anybody would tell you they were bad since a bunch the OGs that had one issue or another with the mods eventually got banned. 
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to CHKR in AMD RX Vega & Threadripper Specs & Pricing Discussion   
    When you think you can finally get a high performance card for a low price.
    BAM
    300watts
    Now you have to get a new PSU.
     
     
    Though I do like how they are selling it in bundles to TRY to fix the problem of coin miners, but since it's so powerful I don't think coin miners would care about the extra things, they would probably just sell the parts online or give it to others.
  18. Informative
    Oberon.Smite reacted to Jito463 in Taking the A+ Exam Tomorrow   
    I passed both tests first time when I took mine (with really no studying, just from memory), but that was 17 years ago and I'm sure a lot has changed since then.  As @JayKay3000 said, either you know it or you don't.
     
    Frankly, I don't put much stock in the A+ cert, as I've encountered too many people who were practically clueless about computers that had an A+ cert (one guy was afraid to mount his CPU on the motherboard by himself).  Still, there's no harm in having it.
     
    Only slightly related, but is it true that the certs have to be renewed after a while?  When I got mine, it was once and done (as in, mine doesn't expire).
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from The Sloth in Does anybody else feel we are at the tipping point where consoles are basically just PC's?   
    Top hats and champagne is top tier cringe.
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from ARikozuM in Does anybody else feel we are at the tipping point where consoles are basically just PC's?   
    Top hats and champagne is top tier cringe.
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from DaemonWarrior44 in USB Driver Installer   
    You don't need a disc to install drivers. You can go to the manufacture's website, download the drivers, and put them on your Rufus flash drive in a new folder. Just plug into your new PC, install your drivers, and enjoy. You're going to need chipset, network, and maybe utility drivers if you want them. Look up your motherboard on google and it should take you to the support site.
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from kirashi in USB Driver Installer   
    You don't need a disc to install drivers. You can go to the manufacture's website, download the drivers, and put them on your Rufus flash drive in a new folder. Just plug into your new PC, install your drivers, and enjoy. You're going to need chipset, network, and maybe utility drivers if you want them. Look up your motherboard on google and it should take you to the support site.
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to EPPHO in [US][Newegg] ASUS Dual-Fan Rx 480 4gb 149.99 (expired)   
    There's a song. It goes like this: "I am from Bosnia, take me to America...."  
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    Oberon.Smite got a reaction from Slottr in Why are non mac users stubborn   
    inb4 locked
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    Oberon.Smite reacted to Seamonster420 in Why is Linus always late for the wan show?   
    Some people are just like that. Linus seems like a pretty busy dude, he's got a rapidly growing business to manage, he's got three youtube channels to produce content for, and frankly he seems just a little disorganized. At the end of the day it's free content so there's no sense getting too upset when he's running a little late.
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